From the Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Kent, Ontario. JJ Beers & Co. 1904 pages 199-200
"The first of the family to come to the County of Kent was Charles Campbell, of Scottish ancestry, but a native of the North of Ireland, where he grew to manhood and married Margaret Lamon*, a native of County Antrim; their family was born in the Emerald Isle. In 1830 the family emigrated to Canada, and for a short time made their home at Prescott, County of Elgin, coming later to Tilbury East. Charles Campbell received of Col. Talbot, who was the Crown agent, a grant of the north half of Lot 9, M.R.N*. of 100 acres. The land was wild and the roads had not been cleared, and here he began the life of a pioneer settler, and as such was forced to contend with many hardships. He was accidently killed by a falling tree in 1848, at the age of sixty-seven years.
To Charles and Margaret Campbell were born the following named children, the only survivor (in 1905) being the youngest: Andrew took up government land, the north half of Lot 10, M.R.N., and married Bridget Finnessey. John began farming in Harwich, and at the time of his death resided in Illinois (Owen Twp., Winnebago County); he married Grace* McNeill. James was the father of James W. Campbell. Mary married Thomas Willan and lived at Mersea, County of Essex, Ont. Grace* married John McNeill and moved to Iowa*. Charles*, who located on one-half of Lot 6, M.R.N., married Jessie Mann. Martha married Dr. Horatius Mills and resided in Romney township. William died unmarried in Tilbury East. Isaac, who began as a farmer on Lot 3, of the 8th Concession, married Maria Willan and is a resident of Assumption, Illinois."
*It is believed that Margarets maiden name was Lamont, and that Lamon is a typographical error.
*M.R.N. is the abbreviation for Middle Road North to describe land location in Kent County
As is often the case in Biographical records of this type there are mistakes and this one is no exception. The person providing the information may be several generations removed from previous family members and is often relying only on memory for the information given. Several such discrepancies are noted below.
*John Campbell married Mary F McNeill as confirmed in several other sources.
*Grace married Thomas McNeill.
*Grace and Thomas McNeill moved to Illinois and Charles and Jessie Campbell moved to Iowa.
"The first of the family to come to the County of Kent was Charles Campbell, of Scottish ancestry, but a native of the North of Ireland, where he grew to manhood and married Margaret Lamon*, a native of County Antrim; their family was born in the Emerald Isle. In 1830 the family emigrated to Canada, and for a short time made their home at Prescott, County of Elgin, coming later to Tilbury East. Charles Campbell received of Col. Talbot, who was the Crown agent, a grant of the north half of Lot 9, M.R.N*. of 100 acres. The land was wild and the roads had not been cleared, and here he began the life of a pioneer settler, and as such was forced to contend with many hardships. He was accidently killed by a falling tree in 1848, at the age of sixty-seven years.
To Charles and Margaret Campbell were born the following named children, the only survivor (in 1905) being the youngest: Andrew took up government land, the north half of Lot 10, M.R.N., and married Bridget Finnessey. John began farming in Harwich, and at the time of his death resided in Illinois (Owen Twp., Winnebago County); he married Grace* McNeill. James was the father of James W. Campbell. Mary married Thomas Willan and lived at Mersea, County of Essex, Ont. Grace* married John McNeill and moved to Iowa*. Charles*, who located on one-half of Lot 6, M.R.N., married Jessie Mann. Martha married Dr. Horatius Mills and resided in Romney township. William died unmarried in Tilbury East. Isaac, who began as a farmer on Lot 3, of the 8th Concession, married Maria Willan and is a resident of Assumption, Illinois."
*It is believed that Margarets maiden name was Lamont, and that Lamon is a typographical error.
*M.R.N. is the abbreviation for Middle Road North to describe land location in Kent County
As is often the case in Biographical records of this type there are mistakes and this one is no exception. The person providing the information may be several generations removed from previous family members and is often relying only on memory for the information given. Several such discrepancies are noted below.
*John Campbell married Mary F McNeill as confirmed in several other sources.
*Grace married Thomas McNeill.
*Grace and Thomas McNeill moved to Illinois and Charles and Jessie Campbell moved to Iowa.
From the Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Kent, Ontario. JJ Beers & Co. 1904 pages 199-200
"The first of the family to come to the County of Kent was Charles Campbell, of Scottish ancestry, but a native of the North of Ireland, where he grew to manhood and married Margaret Lamon*, a native of County Antrim; their family was born in the Emerald Isle. In 1830 the family emigrated to Canada, and for a short time made their home at Prescott, County of Elgin, coming later to Tilbury East. Charles Campbell received of Col. Talbot, who was the Crown agent, a grant of the north half of Lot 9, M.R.N*. of 100 acres. The land was wild and the roads had not been cleared, and here he began the life of a pioneer settler, and as such was forced to contend with many hardships. He was accidently killed by a falling tree in 1848, at the age of sixty-seven years.
To Charles and Margaret Campbell were born the following named children, the only survivor (in 1905) being the youngest: Andrew took up government land, the north half of Lot 10, M.R.N., and married Bridget Finnessey. John began farming in Harwich, and at the time of his death resided in Illinois (Owen Twp., Winnebago County); he married Grace* McNeill. James was the father of James W. Campbell. Mary married Thomas Willan and lived at Mersea, County of Essex, Ont. Grace* married John McNeill and moved to Iowa*. Charles*, who located on one-half of Lot 6, M.R.N., married Jessie Mann. Martha married Dr. Horatius Mills and resided in Romney township. William died unmarried in Tilbury East. Isaac, who began as a farmer on Lot 3, of the 8th Concession, married Maria Willan and is a resident of Assumption, Illinois."
*It is believed that Margarets maiden name was Lamont, and that Lamon is a typographical error.
*M.R.N. is the abbreviation for Middle Road North to describe land location in Kent County
As is often the case in Biographical records of this type there are mistakes and this one is no exception. The person providing the information may be several generations removed from previous family members and is often relying only on memory for the information given. Several such discrepancies are noted below.
*John Campbell married Mary F McNeill as confirmed in several other sources.
*Grace married Thomas McNeill.
*Grace and Thomas McNeill moved to Illinois and Charles and Jessie Campbell moved to Iowa.
"The first of the family to come to the County of Kent was Charles Campbell, of Scottish ancestry, but a native of the North of Ireland, where he grew to manhood and married Margaret Lamon*, a native of County Antrim; their family was born in the Emerald Isle. In 1830 the family emigrated to Canada, and for a short time made their home at Prescott, County of Elgin, coming later to Tilbury East. Charles Campbell received of Col. Talbot, who was the Crown agent, a grant of the north half of Lot 9, M.R.N*. of 100 acres. The land was wild and the roads had not been cleared, and here he began the life of a pioneer settler, and as such was forced to contend with many hardships. He was accidently killed by a falling tree in 1848, at the age of sixty-seven years.
To Charles and Margaret Campbell were born the following named children, the only survivor (in 1905) being the youngest: Andrew took up government land, the north half of Lot 10, M.R.N., and married Bridget Finnessey. John began farming in Harwich, and at the time of his death resided in Illinois (Owen Twp., Winnebago County); he married Grace* McNeill. James was the father of James W. Campbell. Mary married Thomas Willan and lived at Mersea, County of Essex, Ont. Grace* married John McNeill and moved to Iowa*. Charles*, who located on one-half of Lot 6, M.R.N., married Jessie Mann. Martha married Dr. Horatius Mills and resided in Romney township. William died unmarried in Tilbury East. Isaac, who began as a farmer on Lot 3, of the 8th Concession, married Maria Willan and is a resident of Assumption, Illinois."
*It is believed that Margarets maiden name was Lamont, and that Lamon is a typographical error.
*M.R.N. is the abbreviation for Middle Road North to describe land location in Kent County
As is often the case in Biographical records of this type there are mistakes and this one is no exception. The person providing the information may be several generations removed from previous family members and is often relying only on memory for the information given. Several such discrepancies are noted below.
*John Campbell married Mary F McNeill as confirmed in several other sources.
*Grace married Thomas McNeill.
*Grace and Thomas McNeill moved to Illinois and Charles and Jessie Campbell moved to Iowa.
